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How to Upgrade Your ownCloud Server
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There are three ways to upgrade your ownCloud server:

* Using your :doc:`Linux package manager <package_upgrade>` with our official 
  ownCloud repositories. This is the recommended method. 
* With the :doc:`Updater App <update>` (Server Edition only). Recommended for 
  shared hosters, and for users who want an easy way to track different 
  release channels. (It is not available and not supported on the Enterprise 
  edition.)
* :doc:`Manually upgrading <manual_upgrade>` with the ownCloud ``.tar`` archive 
  from `owncloud.org/install/`_.
* Enterprise Subscription customers will use their Enterprise software 
  repositories to maintain their ownCloud servers, rather than the Open Build 
  Service. Please see :doc:`../enterprise_installation/linux_installation` for 
  more information.  
  
When an update is available for your ownCloud server, you will see a 
notification at the top of your ownCloud Web interface. When you click the 
notification it brings you here, to this page.

**It is best to keep your ownCloud server upgraded regularly**, and to install 
all point releases and major releases without skipping any of them, as skipping 
releases increases the risk of errors. Major releases are 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, and 
9.0. Point releases are intermediate releases for each major release. For 
example, 8.0.9 and 8.1.3 are point releases. **Skipping major releases is not 
supported.**

**Upgrading is disruptive**. Your ownCloud server will be put into maintenance 
mode, so your users will be locked out until the upgrade is completed. Large 
installations may take several hours to complete the upgrade.

.. note:: **Downgrading is not supported** and risks corrupting your data! If 
   you want to revert to an older ownCloud version, make a new, fresh 
   installation and then restore your data from backup. Before doing this, 
   file a support ticket (if you have paid support) or ask for help in the 
   ownCloud forums to see if your issue can be resolved without downgrading.

Update Notifier and Updater App Are Not the Same
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ownCloud has two update tools: the ownCloud core update notifier, and the 
Updater app. Figure 1 shows what you see when the Updater app is enabled: both 
the core notifier and the Updater app control panel are visible on your admin 
page.

.. figure:: images/2-updates.png
   :alt: Both update mechanisms displayed on Admin page.
   
   *Figure 1: The top yellow banner is the update notifier, and the Updates 
   section is the Updater app.*
   
The core update notifier has only one function, and that is to display a 
notification when a new ownCloud release is available. Then you decide which 
upgrade method to use. When you maintain your ownCloud server via your Linux 
package manager you should ensure that the Updater app is disabled.
  
Prerequisites
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You should always maintain :doc:`regular backups <backup>` and make a fresh 
backup before every upgrade.

Then review third-party apps, if you have any, for compatibility with the new 
ownCloud release. Any apps that are not developed by ownCloud show a 3rd party 
designation. **Install unsupported apps at your own risk**. Then, before the 
upgrade, all 3rd party apps must be disabled. After the upgrade is complete you 
may re-enable them.

.. _Open Build Service: 
   https://download.owncloud.org/download/repositories/8.2/owncloud/
   
.. _owncloud.org/install/:
   https://owncloud.org/install/  
